Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 382 · 40 questions

Tip (Verb + what + number): Usual order: name and contact details → a short objective → education → skills, projects, achievements → hobbies and interests. Strong action verbs: Led, Organised, Built, Designed, Taught, Raised, Created, Managed, Improved, Collected. Weak: “Was part of”, “Helped with stuff”, “Was involved in”. Add a number for the result: 6 students taught, ₹8,000 raised, 300 books collected. In education, list the latest first.

1. 1.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
2. 2.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Was there for (c) Was involved in (d) Just attended
4. 4.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) name and contact details (c) education (d) a short objective
5. 5.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
6. 6.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
7. 7.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or name and contact details? (a) hobbies and interests (b) name and contact details
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Helped with stuff (c) Tried to do (d) Led
9. 9.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
10. 10.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
11. 11.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or a short objective? (a) name and contact details (b) a short objective
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Taught (c) Helped with stuff (d) Was there for
13. 13.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
14. 14.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Collected (b) Designed (c) Kind of handled (d) Taught
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Organised (c) Collected (d) Did some things
16. 16.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or achievements? (a) name and contact details (b) achievements
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Improved (c) Raised (d) Was involved in
18. 18.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or hobbies and interests? (a) name and contact details (b) hobbies and interests
19. 19.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or a short objective? (a) skills (b) a short objective
20. 20.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Collected (b) Improved (c) Was involved in (d) Raised
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Was there for (c) Built (d) Managed
22. 22.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
23. 23.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Helped with books (b) Collected 300 books (c) Was at the drive (d) Did some things
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Tried to do (c) Improved (d) Managed
25. 25.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Created (b) Taught (c) Did some things (d) Led
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Kind of handled (c) Tried to do (d) Raised
27. 27.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
28. 28.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Raised (c) Was involved in (d) Was part of
29. 29.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Did some teaching (b) Taught maths to 6 kids (c) Helped with stuff (d) Was a helper
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Was there for (c) Helped with stuff (d) Just attended
31. 31.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
32. 32.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or education? (a) achievements (b) education
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Taught (c) Was part of (d) Managed
34. 34.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
35. 35.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
36. 36.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (b) Helped with fundraising (c) Did collection stuff (d) Was part of it
37. 37.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Organised (b) Helped with stuff (c) Kind of handled (d) Was involved in
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Collected (c) Created (d) Led
39. 39.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Tried to do (c) Taught (d) Raised
40. 40.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or projects? (a) name and contact details (b) projects

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